jahlove Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Hi there,I am about to purchase a hi-md recorder to use for recording interviews. I have been convinced by others that minidisc recorders are the way to go for sound quality, but I am thoroughly confused about which hi-md unit is best for my purposes. I cannot figure out if any of these recorders/players include a built-in microphone or if they all now require the addition of an external mic? While an external mic will be useful for me in some situations, I am also interested in portability, as my work will be conducted in multiple locations throughout South America. I was all set to purchase the MZ-RH10 when I suddenly panicked about the mic situation. Can anyone give me some advice about quality recorders that might have an internal microphone (preferably stereo)? Thanks so much for any advice you can offer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 none of the HiMD recorders come with an internal mic, besides an internal one will pick up the machine's self-noise and will probably be only of low quality.just get any HiMD-recorder you prefer (except for the NH600, NH600D, RH710 and the photo model as they do not have a mic in) and shop around for cheap binaural mics: these are often very good for interviews and music as well and are very small/compact to carry along... check the Soundprofessionals site for the SP-BMC2 mics or search these forums for greenmachine's (he's a MDCF-member) mics, he sells very good/cheap mics worldwide and offers even a discount for MDCF-members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A440 Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 For interviews only if you want ultraportability and a built-in mic look at the Iriver IFP series: IFP-795 (512 MB) or IFP-799 (1GB) or IFP-895 (512MB) or IFP-899 (1GB). Top recording quality is mp3--I think 320 kbps--but it's the size of a pack of gum. You'll need to keep uploading the recordings to your computer (Mac or PC) because the flash memory fills up. There is also a line input that can be switched--on IFP7xx and IFP-8xx units but not a lot of other Iriver units, so do research--from line to mic in case you want to use an external mic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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